App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 3.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 4.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 35 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 55 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 8.👥 A school app has 175 students, 135 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 180 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 18.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 170 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 21.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 80 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 23.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 70 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 24.👥 A school app has 210 students, 215 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 235 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 55 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 65 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 95 students, 185 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 225 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A school app has 105 students, 70 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 70 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 295 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 39.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 85 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 65 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- a homework planner
- ask and watch users
- 340
- True
- patients
- a recipe finder
- 475
- a user need
- to build what they need
- 430
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a feature
- a homework planner
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a pocket-money tracker
- 650
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 90
- a water reminder
- readers
- teachers
- False
- doctors
- 115
- 465
- 90
- False
- a water reminder
- a user need
- players
- a share button
- True
- 150
- 300
- doctors
- readers
- 275
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